Remembered with affection and often visited. (Hull (Kingston-upon-Hull) in General)

Member Name: janharper

Product:	Hull (Kingston-upon-Hull) in General
Date:	18/03/01 (58 review reads)
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Hull is a place that I always loved to go back to. I lived abroad a lot of the time in my younger days but my family lived in Hull. I always go excited when I knew I was going back.

My early memories include the docks where there was a lot of activity in those days. i had an uncle who skippered a pilot ship so I was very familiar with the river Humber and the ships. A sense of pride was instilled into me when I was shown the statue of William Wilberforce and told of his battle to stop slavery. It's a sense of pride that is still with me today. This sounds a little old fashioned in present day circumstances I know.

The parks are still there in all there splendour and the annual fair hasn't changed very much except that its all fresher and brighter now and the kids demand so much more. There are two excellent shopping complexes in Hull and you can buy most things. Infact i don't think I've ever had to wait and buy elsewhere when I've been shopping in Hull. I particularly like the indoor market for fruit, veg, meat, etc.

There is usually a play or concert being hosted locally and the new Theatre puts on some excellent musical events including pantomime and theatre. For the younger set there are the ice arena, various clubs and pubs and even live gigs by well known artists from time to time. (This is not the back water some people think it is.)

In the surrounding area you can visit Beverley Racecourse if you enjoy horse racing or cross the Humber Bridge to Lincolnshire (quite an experience if you haven't been over this huge bridge.) It's just a short trip to the coast to Selby or Redcar if you fancy the seaside, or you can go west to the moors. Hull is an ideally situated town. It's self-contained but if you fancy a change of scenery you don't have to travel too far.

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